THERAPIST

ACT Therapist

Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center

Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center is seeking a compassionate and motivated ACT Therapist to join our Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) team.

The ACT Therapist provides therapeutic and clinical services to individuals with serious mental illness as part of a multidisciplinary, community-based treatment team. This position combines traditional therapeutic services with the intensive, collaborative, and community-focused approach of the ACT model to help consumers achieve stability, independence, and meaningful recovery.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides individual, group, and family therapy utilizing evidence-based interventions.
• Conducts clinical assessments and develops individualized, person-centered treatment plans.
• Provides therapeutic interventions in office and community-based settings as appropriate to consumer needs.
• Works collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary ACT team to coordinate comprehensive behavioral health services.
• Provides crisis intervention, clinical support, and assistance with symptom management and recovery goals.
• Collaborates with families, healthcare providers, community agencies, and other supports involved in consumer care.
• Completes required clinical documentation, referrals, treatment updates, and program reporting accurately and timely.
• Participates in ACT team meetings, clinical supervision, required trainings, and professional development.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in a human services field required.
• Active professional licensure is preferred.
• One year of counseling/clinical experience preferred.
• Experience working with individuals with serious mental illness and/or providing community-based behavioral health services is preferred.
• Strong clinical assessment, therapeutic, communication, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability and willingness to provide services in community-based settings.
• Valid driver's license and ability to meet agency driving requirements.

This is not an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities. Additional duties may be assigned as necessary to meet the needs of the ACT program and Southern Highlands Community Mental Health Center.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate is compassionate, flexible, team-oriented, and passionate about helping individuals with serious mental illness remain successful in their homes and communities. This role is a great fit for a therapist who enjoys building strong therapeutic relationships while working collaboratively with a team to provide intensive, person-centered care.

Join Southern Highlands and become part of a team committed to helping individuals achieve recovery, independence, and an improved quality of life.